Low Birth Weight in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Exposed Uninfected Infants in Bronx, New York | Zendy

Jasmeen Dara | Zendy; David B. Hanna | Zendy; Kathryn Anastos | Zendy; Rodney Wright | Zendy; Betsy C. Herold | Zendy

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Low Birth Weight in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Exposed Uninfected Infants in Bronx, New York

Author(s) -

Jasmeen Dara,

David B. Hanna,

Kathryn Anastos,

Rodney Wright,

Betsy C. Herold

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pix111

Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , low birth weight , birth certificate , pediatrics , gestational age , cohort study , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , environmental health , genetics , biology

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been highly successful. However, HIV-exposed uninfected (HIV-EU) infants might be at increased risk for low birth weight and/or preterm birth. We compared the birth weights and gestational ages of HIV-EU infants to those of HIV-unexposed control infants in Bronx, New York, an epicenter of the HIV epidemic in the United States.

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